The Yizhou soldiers were curious about the training of the general Zhengnan himself, but they soon discovered that this particular instructor was stricter than ever. But he couldn't resist, because Liu Cong made it clear that as long as he surpassed himself in any aspect such as hand-to-hand combat, weight-bearing cross-country, climbing, etc., he could be exempted from training. Liu Conggui is a general, a member of the royal family, and with such an attitude, the elites of Jingzhou Bing have nothing to say.

At first, some people tried to challenge Liu Cong, but gradually everyone understood that everything was in vain, so they settled down and trained. The originally loose military style has gradually improved.

On this day, Liu Cong took these Yizhou elites to the field for training, and in the evening, several old farmers found the training camp and cried to Liu Cong.

Liu Cong was very surprised, he has always been governed by benevolence and virtue in Jiameng County, and it is difficult to achieve any grievances. So he invited a few old farmers into the camp tent to ask for clarification, and Liu Cong was very annoyed by this question, it turned out that these were all nearby villagers, because they were busy with farming, and their cattle were grazing on the hillside and no one took care of them. I always finish my farm work and then go to the hillside to fetch the cows home.

I never thought that today everyone went to the hillside to look for cattle, but found that they couldn't find their own farming cattle, this ploughing cow is the life* root of the farmers, and now it is about to reach the farming season, and there is no ploughing cattle that is simply the life of these farmers. Not being able to farm in time means no harvest, leaving these farmers alive. Liu Cong knew in his heart that these farmers were not stupid.

Since they have found it here, there must be a basis, and it should have been stolen by these Yizhou soldiers. And a good ploughing ox can be sold for 8,000 yuan, about 400 stone of rice, which is a lot of wealth. This time, I lost a total of four ploughing cattle, but it was 30,000 yuan. While comforting the farmers, Liu Cong immediately asked Liao Hua and others to investigate.

In fact, there is no need to check, these cattle were stolen by the Yizhou soldiers, they originally thought that these farmers did not dare to approach the barracks, who would have thought that the people here were not the same as before, they used to hide far away when they saw the army, but since Liu Cong came, they have been preaching the people's soldiers everywhere, and the soldiers make the people's children! It is necessary to do a good job in military-civilian relations. These farmers were afraid to come at first, but later they heard that Liu Cong led the team to train here and took the risk to come.

"My lord, a few ploughing oxen were found in the ravine less than half a mile from the barracks." Liao Hua went out and came back to report.

"Take these uncles to see if they lost them."

Liao Hua was full of promises, he knew how difficult the life of the common people was, and the importance of plowing cattle for these people.

Due to Liu Cong's personal order, the movement was naturally very large, and the lost cattle were soon found, and the farmers kowtowed to thank them. It made Liu Cong embarrassed, so he explained to several farmers: "We originally disturbed you by coming here to train, and now this kind of thing is happening, we are ashamed." Fortunately, the cattle have been recovered, so let's do it, I won't post each of you for two days' wages, and I hope a few people will not refuse. ”

"Thank you, general, thank you, general......" This is the first time that several peasant households have encountered it, and they are naturally grateful to the officers and soldiers who have paid for the subsidy because of the cattle search.

"Don't say that, it's Buchang's inability to restrain my subordinates that causes you to worry, although the ploughing cattle are lost, but this is just a fluke, and I will severely punish these people who have ruined the reputation of the army."

Although these people are Yizhou soldiers, they are now trained by Liu Cong, and Liu Cong naturally cannot shirk his responsibility. Several farmers thanked them for their kindness, and then they received their wages and led the ploughing cattle back happily, praising Liu Cong all the way. If this were an ordinary general, I am afraid that this ploughing ox would have been greedy for ink.

After sending the farmers away, Liu Cong immediately asked all the Yizhou soldiers to gather, and when such a thing happened, it not only damaged the reputation of the state soldiers, but also made Liu Cong's face gloomy, so he kept a gloomy face. Seeing that the Yizhou soldiers were furious, Liu Cong has always been known for his strict military law, but this time there was a cattle thief, and everyone complained.

"If any of you have violated military orders and damaged civil-military relations, let me find out who it is...... Hum! Liu Cong said as he glanced through the crowd.

"Lord, this matter is not difficult, from throwing cattle to the hillside to the camp, you need to go through a big paddy field, and then a muddy field, these people stole the cattle before they had time to sell the stolen goods, the farmers came here, presumably at this moment they still have you on their legs, and there is dust on their trouser legs!" Pang Tong on the side said loudly. Half of it was for Liu Cong, and half for Yizhou soldiers, hoping that they could report and expose each other.

In this way, even if the cattle thief changes his pants cunningly, he will definitely be discovered by his companions after washing his feet, and I have to say that Pang Tong's method is very sharp. After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Cong continued to scan the crowd, and he was surprised to find that several tun chiefs actually matched Pang Tong's characteristics. Those people also seemed to notice Liu Cong's gaze. Liu Cong said first, this cattle thief is a big crime. The most important thing is to damage the image of the army and affect the relationship between cadres and the masses.

If they are caught and put in prison, it is the very least, and even if they are pulled out and cut down, Yang Huai and Gao Pei will not intercede for him. Liu Cong didn't understand that as the commander and captain of the elite of the Yizhou soldiers, he actually wanted to do this kind of thing, and it was too easy to arrest and kill people. But then......

Liu Cong, who was contemplative for a while, suddenly raised his head.

"All, running and walking, target: left front paddy field!"

"......" Most people were speechless, what is this for? Isn't it impossible to find out who the cattle thief is? But when I think about it, my feet don't stop. All the men ran over the mud into the paddy fields and then turned back to the camp.

"It's a shame on us that this is happening today! This is not only a problem for Yizhou soldiers, but also for my Liu Cong's lack of restraint. I don't know why you stole cattle, but I believe you have a hard time, but that doesn't justify stealing cattle, so I hope you can reflect and apologize to the farmers.

Also, I am here today to reiterate once that this is the only time, and the next time I do it again, there will be no forgiveness! After speaking, Liu Cong left angrily, leaving behind a group of Yizhou soldiers who were stunned. Previously, Pang Tong said that method, it only took half a pillar of incense to complete the investigation of five hundred people, but General Liu, who has always been known for his strictness, actually made everyone's feet covered with mud and trouser legs full of dust, which was a good cover for those cattle thieves.

Immediately, everyone understood that this was Liu Cong's kindness from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't want to pursue it anymore, and he didn't want to embarrass a few people, so he let everyone run. This is compassion for subordinates. Otherwise, pulling it out and cutting it can not only deter the whole army, but also give an explanation to the farmers.

The cattle thieves even turned around from the ghost gate. Until Liu Cong left and the team was disbanded, several of them were still standing in place stupidly, several of them looked at each other, and suddenly sat down on the ground! So the demon king actually let them go? It's impossible!

Originally, they were going to sell the stolen goods at night after hiding the ploughing cattle, but they were called to assemble before they had time to change their clothes.

When they heard Pang Tong say that method, everyone's hearts trembled, this is over, it's completely over! With the temper of the demon king, destroying the relationship between the military and the people, and damaging the credibility of the army, there is a dead end. In fact, they are not habitual thieves, but because one of them is their head, the old mother of the family is seriously ill and has no money for medical treatment, and several people are discussing what to do, but one of them has a sharp eye and sees a ploughing ox on the hillside.

At the suggestion of one person, he was ready to take a gamble to steal cattle, but he didn't expect these farmers to be so bold that they dared to find the barracks...... Of course, the eldest mother's mother was the mother of all of them, so they didn't regret it at first.

But now they regret it, because Liu Cong didn't pursue them at all, let alone punish them, and even helped them cover it up.

What a good lord this demon is, but what about himself? But to discredit him, to discredit the Yizhou soldiers, thinking of Liu Cong's words about the people's soldiers, they all left tears of shame! If Liu Cong had beheaded a few of them, they would still be able to think that they were acting out of righteous anger, and now they understand how stupid they were.

In order to save herself, Meng Niang may cause three or four families to have no cattle to cultivate and be displaced. What a selfish act this is, and how righteous does it come from? How unworthy it is to destroy the reputation of the Yizhou soldiers and the reputation of the general Zhengnan for his own selfishness!